Famous Deaths In 1848

Jan 05 Ferdinando Orlandi, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Jan 09 Caroline Herschel, German-born astronomer (b. 1750) died in the year 1848.  

Jan 20 Christian VIII of Denmark (b. 1786) died on this day in history.  

Feb 15 In the year 1848 death of hermann von Boyen, Prussian field marshal (b. 1771)  

Feb 20 In the year 1848 [Willem] Alexander FCNM, prince of Neth/gen-maj, dies at 29  

Feb 23 On this day in history john Quincy Adams, 6th US pres (1825-1829), dies of a stroke at 80  

Mar 03 Heinrich Olivier, German painter, dies on this day in history.  

Mar 20 Abraham des Amorie van der Hoeven, Dutch theologist/poet, dies at 27 in the year 1848.  

Mar 29 In the year 1848 john Jacob Astor, charted American Fur Company, dies at 84  

Apr 08 Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti, Italian composer, dies at 50 in the year 1848.  

Apr 10 On this day in history godert AGP baron van Capellen, gove-gen of Dutch-Indies, dies at 69  

Apr 24 Francois van Campenhout, Belgian composer (Brabanconne), dies at 69 in the year 1848.  

Apr 30 Friedrich Freiherr Gagern, German/Dutch army commandant, dies at 53 on this day in history.  

May 11 In the year 1848 death of tom Cribb, English boxer (b. 1781)  

May 18 William A Leidesdorf, black, dies at 38 in SF in the year 1848.  

May 25 On this day in history death of annette von Droste-Hülshoff, German writer (b. 1797)  

May 31 On this day in history death of eugénie de Guérin, French writer (b. 1805)  

Jun 27 Denis-Auguste Affre, archbsp of Paris (1840-48), shot to death at 54 died in the year 1848.  

Jul 04 Francois Rene de Chateaubriand, French novelist (Atala)/diplomat, dies on this day in history.  

Jul 22 On this day in history karl Guhr, composer, dies at 60  

Aug 06 Nicola Vaccai, Italian composer, dies at 58 in the year 1848.  

Aug 07 On this day in history death of jöns Jakob Berzelius, Swedish chemist (b. 1779)  

Aug 09 Frederick Marryat, English captain/author (Mr Midshipman Easy), dies in the year 1848.  

Aug 12 George Stephenson, locomotive engineer, dies in the year 1848.  

Aug 15 Timothy Olmstead, composer, dies at 88 on this day in history.  

Sep 11 In the year 1848 henri-Philippe Gerard, composer, dies at 87  

Oct 04 Louis Massonneau, composer, dies at 82 in the year 1848.  

Oct 05 On this day in history death of joseph Hormayr Freiherr zu Hortenburg, Austrian politician (b. 1781)  

Oct 26 In the year 1848 vissarion G Belinski, Russian literature critic, dies  

Oct 27 On this day in history alexander Egorovich Varlamov, composer, dies at 46  

Nov 09 Robert Blum, German MP (Liberal), executed died on this day in history.  

Nov 10 On this day in history death of christian VIII of Denmark, King of Denmark (b. 1786)  

Nov 15 In the year 1848 death of p Rossi, Italian, murdered  

Nov 17 In the year 1848 jozef B "Olim" Cannaert, Flemish lawyer, dies  

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Jan 01 John Goff, Irish lawyer (d. 1924) was born in the year 1848.  

Jan 04 Katsura Taro, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1913) was born in the year 1848.  

Jan 05 In the year 1848 birth of khristo Botev, hero of Bulgarian revolt against Turkey, poet  

Jan 09 On this day in history birth of princess Frederica of Hanover (d. 1926)  

Jan 18 On this day in history birth of ioan Slavici, Transylvanian writer (d. 1925)  

Jan 19 On this day in history birth of john F. Stairs, Canadian businessman (d. 1904)  

Jan 21 On this day in history birth of henri Duparc, French composer  

Jan 22 Samuel Muller Fzn, Dutch historian/archivist (Middle Ages) was born in the year 1848.